RE: [ActiveDir] OT: Protecting against Spyware/Adware

[Dave Wade]

Chris,    I guess I have three "comments" on this:-   1) Putting user in "Power users" does "cut down on the potential", however even on a properly configured machine users can usually install personal browser extensions containing SpyWare.   2) Spy ware hangs around for a long time. Our users used to have admin rights so there is a lot of "legacy" spyware around   3) We still have business critical applications that won't run without admin rights. Often these are tightly integrated in a large suite of applications, e.g. the Call Centre management suit, so we still have some machines where users have admin rights. I know this sucks but there is certainly no cash available to replace these apps....   Dave. From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Chris Pohlschneider Sent: 14 September 2006 20:15 To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] OT: Protecting against Spyware/Adware I have not done a lot of research on this, but if you have users in either the power users or regular users group, won’t that cut down tremendously on the potential of getting adware/spyware?   From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Chinnery, Paul Sent: Thursday, September 14, 2006 11:04 AM To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] OT: Protecting against Spyware/Adware   We're using CounterSpy Enterprise from Sunbelt Software.  Like you, we have seen aperformance hit* on computers with just 128 meg of memory but that goes away when we add more memory.  The only issue I ran into, other than performance, was it blocked a cookie that was necessary for our payroll department.  However, once I "okayed" that cookie, it was fine.    *According to Sunbelt, the next version is supposed to reduce the performance impact. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]On Behalf Of Chris Pohlschneider Sent: Thursday, September 14, 2006 10:44 AM To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org Subject: [ActiveDir] OT: Protecting against Spyware/Adware Just curious what other people are using for protecting against adware/spyware? We are using Webroot Spysweeper right now, but I see some performance hits on computers running this software and it does work, but it causes headaches will installing some apps that we approve. Any suggestions are appreciated.   Chris Pohlschneider Holloway Sportswear IT 937-494-2559 937-497-7300 (Fax) [EMAIL PROTECTED]     ********************************************************************** This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. As a public body, the Council may be required to disclose this email, or any response to it, under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, unless the information in it is covered by one of the exemptions in the Act. If you receive this email in error please notify Stockport e-Services via [EMAIL PROTECTED] and then permanently remove it from your system. Thank you. http://www.stockport.gov.uk **********************************************************************